Turkey and coal

Coal mining
The U.S. Geological Survey reports in that 2008 3.4 million tonnes of hard coal was mined in Turkey and 85.9 million tonnes of lignite.

The USGS identifies the major anthracite coal mines and their 2008 production as being;
 * Armutcuk Mine at Armutcuk in Eregli province mined 400,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by Armutcuk Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi which is a subsidiary of the government controlled Turkiye Taskomuru Kurumu Genel Mudurlu (TTK);
 * Amasra Mine at Amasra in Bartin province mined 300,000 tonnes. The mine is also operated by Armutcuk Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi;
 * the Karadon Mine at Kilimli in Zonguldak province mined 450,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by Karadon Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi, a subsidiary of TTK;
 * Kozlu Mine at Kozlu in Zonguldak province mined 600,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by Kozllu Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi, a subsidiary of TTK;
 * Uzulmez Mine at Asma in Zonguldak province mined 500,000 tonnes. The mine is operated by Uzulmez Taskomuru Isletme Muessesesi, a subsidiary of TTK.

The USGS also lists the major lignite mines as:


 * Bursa lignite facility at Orhaneli in Bursa province produced 1 million tonnes. The facility is operated by Bursa Linyitleri lsletmesi Mudurlu, a subsidiary of Turkiye Komur lsletmesi Kurumu (TKI), a government owned company.
 * Can lignite facility at Can in Canakkale province produced 1.8 million tonnes. The facility is operated by Can Linyitleri lsletmesi Mudurlu, a subsidiary of of TKI;
 * the Soma mine at Soma in Manisa Province mined 10.5 million tonnes. The mine is operated by Ege Linyitleri Isletme Muessesesii Mudurlugu, a subsidiary of TKI;
 * the Tuncbilek mining center at Tavsanli, in Kutahya province mined 7 million tonnes. The mine is operated by Garp Linyitleri Isletme Muessesesii Mudurlugu, a subsidiary of TKI;
 * the South Aegean lignite facility at Yatagan in Mugla province mined 4.9 million tonnes. The mine is operated by Güney Ege Linyitleri Isletme Muessesesii Mudurlugu, a subsidiary of TKI;
 * Ilgin lignite facility at Ilgin in Konya province processed 300,000 tonnes. The mine is Ilgin Linyitleri Isletme Muessesesii Mudurlugu, a subsidiary of TKI;
 * the Seyitomer lignite facility at Seyitomer in Kutahya Province processed 8 million tonnes. The facility is operated by Seyitomer Linyitleri Isletme Muessesesii Mudurlugu, a subsidiary of TKI; and
 * Yenikoy lignite facility at Oren in Mulga province processed 8.5 million tonnes. The facility is operted by Yenikoy Linyitleri Isletme Muessesesii Mudurlugu, a subsidiary of TKI.

Coal-fired power Stations
The U.S. Energy Information Service states that coal-fired power generation accounts for approximately 25% of Turkey's electricity.

Some of the coal-fired power stations in Turkey are:
 * Sugozu power station

Coal-fired power stations financed by international public investment institutions
Coal-fired power stations financed by international public investment institutions include:
 * Afsin-Elbistan A power station, Turkey
 * Afsin-Elbistan B power station, Turkey

Proposed TurkPower Plant
On Dec. 1, 2010, TurkPower Corporation said it is has signed a consulting and sell mandate with the owner of a lignite fired thermal power plant project, to consult in the development, construction and financing of its 500MW capacity lignite thermal power plant ("TPP") project in Konya, Turkey. The TPP project includes a lignite mine to fuel the plant. Lignite reserves are calculated to be 152,000,000 million metric tons, and can supply the TPP for an estimated 42 years. The mine shows an average lignite thickness of 12 meters and the licensed mining area is 1,852 acres and the license is valid for 42 years. Site exploration studies were conducted by North American Coal Corporation. Total investment necessary to fund the project is approximately $1.26 billion.

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 * Global use and production of coal
 * International Information on Coal